FEAL is constructing a new plant in Cerna, Croatia, for aluminum profiles, expected to be completed by end of 2024 and fully operational in 2025. The investment will create 100 new jobs.

Tezmaksan officially opened its new factory in Sivas Nuri Demirağ Organized Industrial Zone. The 53,000-square-meter facility, designed for Industry 4.0 and dark factory concept, will produce 300 CubeBOX units per year in single shift and export to 40 countries.

Carlsberg Group opened its 27th production base in China in Sanshui district of Foshan, Guangdong, on Wednesday after a 2.96 billion yuan investment. The brewery has two bottling lines and canning and kegging lines.

Goldwind inaugurated a new wind turbine factory in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil, its first manufacturing facility outside China. The plant can produce up to 150 turbines per year and represents an investment of R$ 100 million, expected to create up to 100 direct and 500 indirect jobs.

OOO Watercom, part of the AWT group, will build a plant for water treatment equipment and materials in the Tomsk special economic zone. Investment is 321 million rubles, with construction starting in 2024 and production launch planned for Q4 2027.

Rippa Group officially started construction of a green manufacturing base for intelligent engineering machinery with an annual capacity of 30,000 units, including small excavators, large excavators, and loaders.

Sedron Technologies will construct a high-tech biosolids processing plant on a 7-acre parcel in Indiantown, Florida, creating 18-30 jobs. The project is in permitting, with groundbreaking expected in early 2025.

Tiandingfeng Nonwovens signed an agreement with MODON to invest in a new production facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The project includes two production lines for fiberglass-reinforced polyester tire base fabrics and two lines for standard polyester tire base fabrics, with a total annual capacity of 25,000 tons.

Samvardhana Motherson International Limited's Wiring Harness Division inaugurated a new facility in Huakai Siping, China, focusing on high-voltage wiring harnesses, stamping, and injection molding parts.

John Deere announced plans to construct a 115,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Kernersville, North Carolina, to expand production capacity of Kreisel Electric battery products. The facility will support up to 2 GWh capacity, with production estimated to begin in 2025.

TWE-OBT, a multinational company, will invest INR 1.26 billion to set up a non-woven fabric manufacturing facility in Acharpura, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The plant will create over 250 jobs and is expected to start production in September 2025.

Wechange Fib (likely Wechange Fib Co., Ltd.) completed construction of a new factory in the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, China, with a 1,000 sqm cleanroom and annual capacity of 1 million sqm of nanofiber composite nonwoven fabric and 300,000 pleated filter cartridges.

Pudu Robotics inaugurated a new factory in Jianhu, Jiangsu, China. The 40,000 sqm facility has an expected annual production capacity of up to 100,000 units and will strengthen the company's global supply chain.

ULMA Packaging's new machining plant in Zubillaga (Oñati) is now fully operational. The 6,000 sqm facility represents an investment of 10 million euros and features advanced machining technology for high-precision components.

Sichuan Lejie Environmental Technology is building a smart water treatment equipment manufacturing plant in Nanbu County, Sichuan. The project, which started in May 2024, is expected to begin production on September 20, 2024.

Shenzhen Inovance Technology is investing CNY 5 billion (USD 701.3 million) to build a factory for NEV electric controlling systems, power systems and general assembly parts in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. The facility will be built in stages over five years.

Dyno Nobel officially opened a fully automated electronic detonator plant at its Helidon manufacturing site in Queensland, increasing capability to manufacture DigiShot Plus.4G units.

Trans ACNR commissioned a new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant at Ghiloth, near Neemrana, Rajasthan, with an installed capacity of 3,000 units per month, currently utilized at 65%.

Kaneka Corporation has completed construction of a medical device plant at its Tomatoh Manufacturing Site in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan. The plant will produce adsorption-type blood purification devices and plasma purification devices.

Moriya Conveyor Industrial announced the construction of a new paint plant in Haga, Tochigi Prefecture, with land acquisition cost of 56 million yen and equipment cost of 530 million yen, to start operation in May 2026.

Toyota Tsusho Africa and Ogihara Thailand Company established a joint venture, Ogihara South Africa, to manufacture automotive press parts for Toyota South Africa Motors. A factory is under construction in Durban, with production scheduled to begin in January 2026, creating around 250 jobs.

Rostec, through its subsidiary RT-Medical Technologies, will build a medical equipment manufacturing plant in the Kaluga special economic zone. The investment is over 1.5 billion rubles.

Crystal Chillers and Frozen Foods will build a Sh650 million (approx. $5 million) potato chilling plant at the Special Economic Zone in Mai Mahiu, Naivasha, Kenya. The plant will process one million kilogrammes of potatoes per month and create over 350 direct jobs.

Uno Minda inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Neemrana, Rajasthan, India, in partnership with Tokai Rika. The two partners invested INR 2 billion in the plant.

A new production complex for high-molecular-weight polymers opened in Novomoskovsk, Tula region. The first phase is complete; total capacity will reach 200,000 tonnes per year after the second phase. Total investment exceeds 17 billion rubles, creating about 1,000 new jobs.

Uno Minda Ltd and Tokai Rika Co Ltd inaugurated a new production plant in Neemrana, Rajasthan, under their joint venture Tokai Rika Minda India Private Ltd. The facility has a capacity of 384,022 units per month and will produce Smart Keys, Shift Levers, and Seat Belts.

Tate Inc. will open a new manufacturing plant in Pocahontas, Arkansas, investing about $75 million to renovate a 420,000-square-foot facility. The plant will produce steel frames for data centers and create 148 jobs, with production starting in mid-2025.

AB Volvo selected Monterrey, Mexico, as the site for a new heavy-duty truck factory costing $700 million, to supply Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America.

Varmora Granito Pvt Ltd is setting up two manufacturing plants in Morbi, Gujarat, with a combined capacity of 17 million square meters per annum, investing ₹400 crore. One plant will produce artificial stones using Italian IST technology, and the other will make tiles and bathwares.

Diamet (Niigata City) is establishing a subsidiary in India and building a new factory to manufacture engine parts for Japanese automakers. The investment including manufacturing equipment is 1.1 billion yen, with mass production expected to start in 2026.

Sinopec is advancing a project to establish a Yuan4-billion (€500 million) facility for the production of rubber additives and other chemicals at Nanhua, Fujian, China. The plant will include a 300 ktpa aniline feedstock unit and is set for start-up in 2026.

ZIEHL-ABEGG celebrated the grand opening of a new production and logistics headquarters in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with an investment of EUR 100 million. The facility spans 48,500 m² and can produce up to 800,000 fans per year.

Forop Advanced Materials Co Ltd held the opening ceremony for its Nantong Smart Industry Park and commissioned its 17th globally-leading film material production line at the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Area on August 22, 2024.

CFAO South Africa, through its subsidiary Toyota Tsusho Africa, has formed a joint venture with Ogihara Thailand to build a new automotive body parts manufacturing plant at Dube Tradeport in Durban, South Africa. The R1.2 billion investment will supply product to Toyota South Africa.

Wipro Hydraulics inaugurated its sixth manufacturing facility in Jaipur, Rajasthan, with an investment of about Rs 250 crore. The plant can produce 1,000 hydraulic cylinders per day and is expected to generate about 400 jobs.

igus India inaugurated a new 92,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Mandur near Budigere, Bengaluru, India, with an investment of over ₹100 crores (€12 million). The plant will focus on motion plastics for semiconductor and renewable energy sectors.

ISU PETASIS will invest 300 billion won to build a fifth plant in Dalseong 1st Industrial Complex, Daegu, South Korea, to manufacture high-layer printed circuit boards (MLB). The investment agreement was signed on August 22, 2024.

AP&T's first press hardening line in India began operation at ALF Engineering in Khed City, Pune, India. The fully automated line can produce two to four million parts per year.

Continental has begun construction of its new ContiTech plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, with a $90 million investment. The facility will produce advanced hydraulic hoses and is expected to create 200 jobs initially, with potential to reach 500. Operations are slated to begin in 2025.

Jiangsu Nanjing Fubiyuan Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. is building a new production facility in Nanjing, Jiangsu, with an annual capacity of 1.2 million units of water purification control systems. The project has an investment of 253 million yuan and is under construction.

JS Proputec A/S has finished and commissioned Phase 1 of a raw material reception facility for fishmeal producer Bioceval in Cuxhaven, Germany, supplying pumps, feed augers, tanks and piping. Phase 2 installation is planned for the coming months.

MinebeaMitsumi's European Motion Technology Business Unit is opening a new production facility in Silao, Mexico, by converting an existing site of subsidiary Minebea Access Solutions Mexico. The facility will produce BLDC motors, actuators, and drive systems for the North American market.

Suchi Semicon will set up an Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test plant in Gujarat by November 2024. The plant will span 30,000 square feet, have capacity to produce up to 30 lakh chips per day, and create up to 1,200 jobs. Investment is over $100 million.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation will invest $370 million to build its second executive aircraft production plant in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, creating 1,500 new direct jobs.

Saint-Gobain laid the foundation stone for its new World Complex in Oragadam, Chennai, on August 21, 2024. The 122-acre site will house manufacturing facilities for glasswool, gypsum plasterboards, plasters, acoustic ceilings, float glass, solar glass, adhesives, sealants, and mortars, with an investment of INR 3,400 crores and creation of over 1,100 jobs.

Valfex will invest more than 5 billion rubles in two new plants and two warehouses near the village of Sukhodol in Vladimir region, set to open next year, according to governor Alexander Avdeev.

BGFecomaterials signed an investment agreement with Ulsan city to build a 50,000-ton-per-year anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) production plant in Onsan National Industrial Complex. The KRW 150 billion plant is expected to be completed in 2026.

Schule Mühlenbau completed a state-of-the-art plant for processing peas and faba beans for Golden Fields Alternative Protein in Liepaja, Latvia. The plant was put into operation in August 2024.

TSMC held the groundbreaking ceremony for its first European chip factory in Dresden, a joint project with Bosch, Infineon and NXP. The companies are investing €10 billion, with 2,000 jobs planned and production expected to start at the end of 2027.

TSMC, through joint venture ESMC, broke ground on a semiconductor fab in Dresden, Germany. Total investments exceed $11.1 billion (€10 billion), with EU approval of a $5.5 billion subsidy. The facility will produce 40,000 300mm wafers per month and create about 2,000 direct jobs.